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U.S. Geological Survey Open House - Menlo Park, May 19 & 20, 2012

Catherine Burton — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:22:05 GMT

U.S. Geological Survey Open House
Menlo Park, May 19 & 20, 2012

Please join us May 19th or 20th between 10AM & 4PM for our 10th Triennial Open House. Scientists at the USGS Menlo Park campus are leaders in research on earthquakes, water quality, volcanoes, coastal and marine geology, mineral and energy resources, geography, and the San Francisco Bay ecosystem.

The exhibits and presentations at our 2012 Open House illustrate the diversity of projects in which USGS employees are engaged.

We hope that you and your family will take advantage of this unique opportunity to interact with USGS scientists, enjoy hands-on exhibits, and gain a greater appreciation of our connection to the natural systems of our dynamic planet – Earth.

There is no admission charge. Although nearby parking lots are expected to be adequate, local residents are encouraged to walk or bicycle to the event.

http://openhouse.wr.usgs.gov/2012/index.html

GeoMeetup: Platform as a Service (OpenShift PaaS) for Geospatial Applications

Catherine Burton — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:25:02 GMT

About the presentation:

Platform as a Service (PaaS) represents the next evolution of cloud computing – developers just write their apps in anything from Java to Python, commit their code to git, and voila – instant app!

Steven will talk a bit about PaaS versus Infrastructure as a Service versus Software as a Service and when you might consider each cloud solution.

Then he will use Redhat's OpenShift PaaS to show how quickly and easily a developer can get their data into PostGIS or MongoDB spatial, deploy Geoserver to Jboss, and then place a small web app on top. A developer can focus on building spatial applications, leaving the infrastructure and scaling to their PaaS provider.

About Steven: Steve is a PaaS Dust Spreader (aka developer evangelist) with OpenShift. He goes around and shows off all the great work the OpenShift engineers do. He can teach you about PaaS with Java, PostgreSQL MongoDB, mobile JavaScript, some Android, a little bit of iPhone, and even some Python . He has 11 years of Java programming expertise ranging from data processing and statistical analysis to ORM and web applications. He began doing geospatial work 19 years ago and has done geospatial programming work on multiple platforms using JavaScript, .NET, and Java, He has spoken at numerous conferences including JavaOne, BAPI, CTIA, AjaxWorld, ESRI Developer Conference, GeoWeb, Where2.0, and SAP TechEd. Before OpenShift, Steve was a developer evangelist for LinkedIn and deCarta. Steve holds a B.A. from Vassar College, an M.S. from University of Georgia and a Ph. D. in Ecology from University of Connecticut. He likes building interesting applications and helping developers create great solutions.

http://www.meetup.com/geomeetup/events/61151102/?a=ea1_grp&rv=ea1

Building a Disaster Resilient Bay Area 2 Day Workshop

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:01:48 GMT

Join in Building a Disaster Resilient Bay Area

On May 2nd and 3rd there are two workshops in Santa Clara, CA on emergency preparedness.

The Infrastructure Interdependencies Workshop II focuses on the disaster recovery challenges associated with dependencies and interdependencies of those essential service providers that are fundamental to the Bay Area’s economy and the health and safety of its citizens – financial institutions, goods and services (shipping, airports, and ports), food and agriculture systems, hospitals and healthcare providers, and community and academic institutions.

The COP Workshop will build upon current information and communications capabilities and activities to develop a much-needed regional common operating picture (situational awareness capability) to support Bay Area disaster response and recovery. The workshop will enable participants to examine and share user and other system requirements and learn about current capabilities and best practices that could be utilized.

Please visit http://resilientbayarea.eventbrite.com/ for more information and to register for one or both events.

CGIA Geospatial Summit Series: Using GIS to Improve Our Communities

Catherine Burton — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:12:43 GMT

“You’re invited! Friday, April 27^th CGIA is hosting the second annual Geospatial Summit Series (GSS) in partnership with UC Merced on the beautiful camps of UC Merced. The GSS will showcase Using GIS to Improve Our Communities. The event is free and scheduled from 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM, with speakers from the GIS Community and various Community groups in the Central Valley. Online registration and event information can be found at: http://communityresearch.ucmerced.edu/. Hope to see you there.”

The National Academies Press Makes All PDF Books Free to Download - Over 2, 000 free GIS related titles

Catherine Burton — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:35:41 GMT

The National Academies Press
http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=06022011

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